TV009
Dendrometer studies for stand volume and height measurements of trees of the western US, 1976 to 1993

CREATOR(S): Jerry F. Franklin, Mark E. Harmon

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): Mark E. Harmon

ORIGINATOR(S): Jerry F. Franklin

OTHER RESEARCHER(S): Jerry F. Franklin, Sarah E. Greene

DATA SET CONTACT PERSON: Steven L. Garman

ABSTRACTOR: Sarah E. Greene

FORMER INVESTIGATOR: Joseph E. Means

METADATA CREATION DATE:

1 Feb 1984

MOST RECENT METADATA REVIEW DATE:

4 Mar 2013

KEYWORDS:

Organic matter, Primary production, stand structure, Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER), silviculture, dendrochronology, measurements, plant properties, plant height, trophic structure, dendrometers, primary production, organic matter

METHODS:

Experimental Design - TV009:

Description:

Generally 30 trees per reference stand are measured, trying to set a representative sample of diameter classes. These values are then entered into a specific program (STX) which calculates tree volume per tree and for the entire stand.

Field Methods - TV009:

Description: Generally 30 trees per reference stand are measured, trying to set a representative sample of diameter classes.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

File TV0091.dat (raw dendrometer data) is unusual in that it contains formats 1 through 5 in a single file. This structure is needed for the STXE program (see analytical tools) which converts raw dendrometer data into volume data.

TAXONOMIC SYSTEM:

Garrison et al., 1976

GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT:

Western United States

ELEVATION_MINIMUM (meters):

ELEVATION_MAXIMUM (meters):

MEASUREMENT FREQUENCY:

once only

PROGRESS DESCRIPTION:

Complete

UPDATE FREQUENCY DESCRIPTION:

notPlanned

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE:

Ground condition

RELATED MATERIAL:

Some of the densities listed in TV009 Entity 8 are based on Harmon, unpublished data based on > 200 samples/species and Forest Products Lab. 1965. Western Wood Density Survey. Report No. 1, USDA .